User Manual

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Multiplayer
Onlineflying canaddawholenew element of randomness and excitement to flying on Phoenix, as wellasletyou
networkandsocialisewithahugenumberofpilotsfromaroundtheworld.Phoenixincludesafully‐featuredonline 
networking and matchmaking system called Phoenix Online which lets you find other Phoenix pilots and fly with
themovertheinternet.
Tostartyouronlineflyingexperience,openthemultiplayermenuandclicktheGoOnlinebutton.
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Onlinesign‐in
Beforeyoucangoonline,youmustsetupyouronlineprofilesothatotherpilotscanrecogniseyouonthefield.The
Online Sign‐in menu lets you create an online persona that other pilots can view when you join an online session.
Thetwomainpiecesofinformation areyour AvatarandUsername:
Avatars
Youravatarisyouronlineiconorimagewhenflyingwithotherpilots,andismostquicklyassociatedwithyou.Your
avatarappears when chatting in the Online Lobby orin an Online Session, on the multiplayertoolbar,and next to
yourmodelonthevirtualflyingfield.
WhenyoufirststartPhoenix,arandom avatar is assigned to you. If you wish to change this, click the large avatar
image/iconbuttononthefarleftoftheOnlineSign‐inpaneltoopentheChooseAvatarmenu:
Choosinganinternetavatar
The main panel of this menu shows you all of the available avatars to choose from, with your current avatar
displayedwithanorangehighlightaroundit.Scrolldownthelistuntilyoufindanavatarthatyoulike,andleft‐clickit
withyourmousetochooseit.
Whenyouarehappywithyour new choice, click the Finished button to closethemenuandsave your newavatar
choice. Clicking the Cancel button will close the menu without changing the selected avatar. Clicking the Random
buttonwillautomaticallychoosearandomiconforyouandclosethemenu.
Username
The other most important piece of online information is your username. This identifies you to the system and to
otherplayers.TypetheusernamethatyouwouldliketobeknownasonlineintotheUsernameedit‐box.Thiswillbe
displayed when chatting in the Online Lobby or in an Online Session, on the multiplayer toolbar, and next to your 
modelonthevirtualflyingfield.
Pleasenotethatyourusernamemustbeatleastfivecharacterslong.
Otherpersonalinformation
As well as your avatar and username, Phoenix lets you enter much more information about yourself, creating an
onlinepersonalitythatotherscanseeandlearnmoreaboutyoufrom.
Pleasenotethatallofthisinformationiscompletelyoptionalandyoushouldnotenterthisinformationunlessyou
areabsolutelysureyouwishto.Youshouldalsonotenteranydetailedinformationsuchastelephonenumberor
yourstreetaddress.
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Whenyouhaveselectedausernameandavatar,andenteredanyotherinformationyouwish,youcansignintothe
PhoenixOnlineservicebypressingtheSignInbutton,orreturntosoloflightbypressingtheCancelbutton.
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